Dwight De Leon

'We have to balance the need to decongest power with the sovereign right of the people to elect their leaders,' says bill sponsor and suffrage committee chairperson Zia Alonto Adiong

Proponents say the bill is meant to ease renewal burdens

Bookmark this page to watch the interview airing at 6:30 pm on Thursday, May 21

The revised bill, which has already cleared the House via voice vote, expands the scope of moratoriums and specifies the forms of financial aid, among other amendments

'I do not want Mindanao to be continuously associated with an individual who's facing a lot of charges,' says Adiong

It's a claim that stretches belief. How can a president with waning political capital, a House preoccupied with the impeachment trial, and a Senate already looking ahead to 2028 still find the time — or the numbers — to seriously pursue charter change?

Members of the Senate minority walk out of the plenary session over that they call a 'travesty of rules'

Watch this interview of Rappler's Dwight de Leon with Congresswoman Jinky Luistro on Wednesday, May 27, at 5 pm

Proponents of the substitute bill that seeks to combat disinformation insist they have placed strict safeguards against abuse, but critics aren't convinced they won't be weaponized by government in the future

Rappler’s Dwight de Leon sits down with Congressman Joel Chua in this latest episode of Rappler Talk, airing on Friday, May 29, at 5 pm